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Marine Staff Sgt. Zach Curran and Navy Ensign Joshua Moody
Aug 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Marine Staff Sgt. Zach Curran, left, and Navy Ensign Joshua Moody salute one another following Moody’s commission ceremony at Naval Officer Candidacy School in Newport, R.I. in June. The Liberty H...
Marine Cpl. Michael McDaniel
Aug 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident and Marine Cpl. Michael McDaniel, Liberty High School class of 2001, recently completed his deployment in Iraq. He has completed his service duty and is planning to attend Sacra...
Pfc. Ethan Longo
Aug 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Pfc. Ethan Longo is an M1A1 Abrams tank crewman attached to the 3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division C Company 2-69 Armored 3rd Platoon at Fort Benning, Ga. At Fort Knox, Ky., Longo completed eight w...
Vets come together in classroom
by Rick Lemyre
Aug 13, 2009 | 5 5 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
The two men couldn’t be much different. One is a robust fellow of 39 who soars well above 6 feet tall, tips the scales at 325 pounds, and whose face exudes confidence and strength. The other is a d...
Obama says VA healthcare not threatened
Aug 05, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-05-09 815AM President Barack Obama, meeting privately with the leader of the nation’s largest veterans service organization this morning, pledged to keep the medical care ...
AR Jacob Hillenbrand
Jul 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jacob Hillenbrand, a 2008 Liberty High School graduate, joined the U.S. Navy in October of 2008 and graduated from boot camp in Chicago last February. He then graduated from AO (Aviation Ordinance ...
Pvt. Matthew Mastrangelo
Jul 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Pvt. Matthew Mastrangelo, a 2008 Freedom High School graduate and Army Infantry graduate from Fort Benning, Ga., was recently awarded his Expert Infantry Badge and perfect score True Blue recogniti...
Pvt. Thomas J. Saitz
Jul 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to Pvt. Thomas J. Saitz of Oakley on successfully completing Marine Corps boot camp on Feb. 27. Saitz will attend the Marine Corps School of Infantry in San Diego at Camp Pendleton....
U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Cameron Nicolas Crow
Jul 23, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to Brentwood resident U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Cameron Nicolas Crow, who recently graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Cameron is a 2009 graduate of Liberty High S...
Star-spangled buccaneer
Jul 16, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
OK, so the Fourth of July has come and gone. The Press has rarely missed a chance to run a picture of Old Glory, though, and this one comes courtesy of Discovery Bay’s Ed McClelland. He’s at the h...
From the wild blue yonder
Jul 09, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
On May 15, Scott Portue graduated from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Scott was also commissioned into the United States Air F...
A Historical Fourth
by Rick Lemyre
Jul 09, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Even if you hadn’t checked your calendar, it was easy to tell it was the Fourth of July at the East Contra Costa Historical Society’s Byer-Nail Museum last weekend. In addition to the flags and bun...
Grant awarded to help Iraq and Afghanistan vets
Jul 08, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-08-09 505PM The Department of Labor recently announced $7.5 million in employment and training grants designated to help Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans obtain green jobs. S...
Paddling, patriotism prove paramount
Jul 02, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Paddle For Fame might not have come together as planned – literally – but last weekend the Town of Discovery Bay proved it knows how to have a good time, and raised nearly $30,000 for the troo...
Flag flap at Oakley city council meeting
by Dave Roberts
Jul 02, 2009 | 7 7 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
There may not be any rockets’ red glare this time around, but one resident last week informed the Oakley City Council that, regardless of what’s written in a new ordinance being considered, his Sta...
Lance Cpl. Christopher Motl
Jul 02, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Lance Cpl. Christopher Motl, serving with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines out of San Bruno, is currently stationed in Ramadi, Iraq, but his mom Joy still makes sure he stays up to date wi...
Museum marks Fourth with military display
by Samie Hartley
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Historical Society is honoring America’s troops this Fourth of July with the unveiling of a new military-themed display at the Society’s museum this weekend. Museum docent Joy...
Marines say thanks
Jun 30, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Press this week received this letter from Ed McClelland of Discovery Bay, who participated in the What A Country Challenge troop-support event on June 27, and who has sent many hundreds of box...
Career fair for military vets and spouses
Jun 26, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary will present a free hiring event for job seekers with military backgrounds in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 1. The RecruitMilitary Career...
What a weekend, What A Country
by Rick Lemyre
Jun 25, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 100 sponsors. Skydivers. Dozens of hot rods and show bikes. Live music, free food and a chance to be part of a Guinness Book world record. It’s so big, it’s more like three events. Which ...